knowledge sharing

Today, on International Women’s Day, the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is publicly launched. It aims to increase the visibility, impact and knowledge sharing of gender research undertaken across the CGIAR. »

The five Dutch Knowledge Platforms are said to ‘have gold in their hands’. A recently launched learning review provides insight into the achievements and added value of the five Knowledge Platforms since their kick-off three years ago. »

The first Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) newsletter of 2017 includes F&BKP products such as studies, reports of seminars, Knowledge Portal items, and upcoming events.  To stay up-to-date on the F&BKP activities on a daily basis, please follow us on Twitter and Facebook . Follow this link to the complete first 2017 newsletter of the Platform; enjoy the »

During 2016 the F&BKP Steering Committee commissioned a stakeholder review of the Platform. Consultants Jolein Baidenmann and Alex Percy-Smith focused on the performance and added value of the Platform in the eyes of its stakeholders and gave forward-looking advice on the approach and positioning of the Platform. »

Representatives of nine Applied Research Fund (ARF) projects – from research, the private sector and NGOs and governmental agencies – gathered for a country workshop in Entebbe on the 26th and the 27th of January. They discussed and reflected upon emerging findings and results of research on food security and private sector development. »

The Netherlands Land Academy (LANDac) and the F&BKP, together with CIFOR and Shared Value Foundation have started the Learning Platforms on Land Governance and Food Security. Building on activities of the LANDac and F&BKP, the Learning Platforms will facilitate exchanges and dialogue between private sector partners and local stakeholders in investment hubs in Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique. »